Loveday

Loveday

Loveday is a given name, thought to derive from the Old English Leofdaeg or alternatively Lief Tag. Leofdaeg is composed of the words leof meaning dear/ beloved or precious and daeg meaning day. Lief Tag literally translates to Love Day, and is thought to have existed in eastern Britain from around the 7th century AD. Loveday was a common English medieval Christian name, which has now become confined to Cornwall, where it still survives in occasional use. The name was originally bestowed on boys or girls on a LOVEDAY, a day appointed for a meeting between enemies and litigants with a view to an amicable settlement. The name is now only given to girls.

Variations on the spelling of Loveday:
* Daylof
* Dayluue
* Leuare
* Leudedai
* Leue
* Leued
* Leuedaei
* Liuedai
* Loue
* Louedai
* Loueday
* Lovdie
* Love
* Lovedaia
* Lovedaya
* Loveta
* Lovota
* Lowdy
* Lowdie
* Luueday
* Luuedei
* Luveday
* Leofdaeg
* Lief Tag

References

*cite book |last= Bice|first= Christopher|title= Names for the Cornish: Three Hundred Cornish Christian Names|year= 1970|location=London|publisher=The Lodenek Press|isbn=0-90-289901-5


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